Mistelix 0.31 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistelix | Mistelix | 0.31 (including) | 0.31 (including) |
| Mistelix | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Mistelix | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Mistelix | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Mistelix | Ubuntu | upstream | * |